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MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT Book and lyrics by Eric Idle Music by John Du Prez and Eric Idle A New Musical Lovingly Ripped Off from the Motion Picture Monty Python and the Holy Grail Whether or not you've seen the movie that inspired it, Spamalot will make you laughalot. Favourites old and new-the Knights Who Say "Ni!" and the Laker Girls among them-appear in this highly irreverent and ir...
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Canstruction®Vancouver is a Vancouver’s incredibly creative foodie art competition showcasing colossal structures made entirely out of full cans of food. After the structures are built, the creations go on display to the public as a giant art exhibition at our three amazing venues; The Pendulum Gallery, The Rotunda at Pacific Center and The Four Seasons Hotel, displaying multiple sculpt...
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BC Buds - Firehall's Spring Arts Fair May 9th - 11th, 2014 Celebrate the 10th anniversary of the BC Buds Spring Arts Fair, where over thirty different artists and arts collectives turn the nooks and crannies of the Firehall into an arts factory for three days. All performances are free.

Vancouver Farmers Markets are always in season! Join us at the markets this summer to find delicious locally made food. Enjoy knowing where your food comes from and who cultivates it. Vancouver Farmers Markets (otherwise known as Your Local Farmers Market Society) is about people who love fresh food at festive gatherings. With the initial goal in 1995 to create the fun and value of weekly Farme...
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Microscapes are back again with more stunning full-colour photos of agates. This exhibit in the Machine Shop will showcase how beautiful and artistic rocks can look up close. This year we look at the beauty of agates. Explore Britannia Museum's new exhibit Microscapes - Agates Up Close, with beautiful and artistic views of rocks and minerals. On display in our Machine Shop from May 9 to ...
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The Miniature Train winds along 2 km of track through Stanley Park, and is one of the more relaxing ways to enjoy the park. Travel over trestles and through tunnels on your journey through the forest. The Miniature Train has become one of Vancouver's most popular attractions and carries over 200,000 passengers per year. Ride on the miniature train and enjoy a different theme each sea...
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Rewilding Vancouver Remember. Reconnect. Rewild. February 27, 2014 - September 1, 2014 The first major exhibition in Canada to explore our relationship with nature through the lens of historical ecology, Rewilding Vancouver brings this new way of exploring the past to the forefront using Vancouver as the subject. The exhibition is comprised of taxidermy specimens, 3D models, soundscapes, vide...
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May 7 - May 11, 2014 Opening Reception: Wednesday, May 7 @ 7:00PM - 10:00PM A five-day festival featuring groundbreaking performance, theatre, dance, music, visual art and hybrid forms from MFA students at Simon Fraser’s School for the Contemporary Arts. The local and international artists of the MFA program have created seven different performances for this five day festival...
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She will show it to everyone, brag about it for years to come, possess something almost nobody does and you will be her star! That's the promise we make for this Mother's Day at the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden's Penjing Sale, May 10 and 11 from 10 am - 4 pm. Entrance to the penjing show and sale included in Garden admission. Penjing price from $5 - $50. Practiced in Chi...
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Roedde House's Second Sunday Series presents: Purcell & Britten: Canticles, Sonnets & Songs Sun. Join in for an afternoon of classical music at the Roedde House. Two of the world's finest composers of vocal music are without doubt the Englishmen Benjamin Britten (whose centenary was celebrated last year), and his great predecessor and inspiration, Henry Purcell, who flourished 300 y...
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Rosemary Burden has deconstructed pages of Shakespearean writings to create a 30-foot wide ‘Butterfly Factory’ . This installation addresses the idea of repetition, art versus craft, and the oft-discussed possibility of the disappearance of the printed paper book in light of the emerging use of electronic books. It also speaks to the plight of the monarch butterflies whose habitat ...
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Scorned: Emily Carr March 1 to May 26, 2014 Scorned: Emily Carr engages in dialogue with the concurrent exhibition A Terrible Beauty: Edward Burtynsky, presenting works that demonstrate Carr's interest in the denatured landscape-an occasional, but notable, subject of her work. The exhibition includes drawings and paintings from the Gallery's permanent collection, as well as a small selection o...
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Enjoy the New Orleans style venue, newly-renovated, for some blues by some of the finest musicians in this vintage show lounge every Sunday night for Sunday Blues Revue. Date: Every Sunday evening starting February 3, 2013 Time: 5:00PM - 9:00PM Location: The Columbia, 530 Columbia Street, New Westminster Visit the website at http://www.thecolumbia.ca for more information.

May 9 - September 14, 2014 The International Summer Night Market (iSNM) is an annual tradition that has built its reputation as a truly diverse event over the past five years and is now recognized as a world class landmark attraction in Richmond, BC, Canada. The Night Market presents multiple types of attractions suitable for all ages! Excite your taste buds with exotic mouth-watering delig...
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Ts'msyen Transforming: Morgan Green April 30 to September 14, 2014 Morgan Green introduces breathtaking examples of hollow-form jewelry in her solo exhibition Ts'msyen Transforming. The exhibition reveals sophisticated works of art and personal adornment, in which Green honours the values, classical art and design of the Ts'mysen people, while using classic European gold smithing, bronze casti...
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April 25 to September 28, 2014 Vancouver-Based artist Babak Golkar will present several large terracotta pots at Offsite. Each vessel is uniquely designed to contain a scream, providing a unique location for viewers to release excess feelings encountered in the everyday. Both clever and playful, Golkar's installation takes a critical look at the effects of increased expectations and anxiety in ...
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Vancouver Opera presents DON CARLO GIUSEPPE VERDI First VO production in 40 years! A magnificent drama of a king's brutal power and a son's brash rebellion In Italian with English SURTITLESTM Approximate running time: 3 hours 5 minutes (including one intermission) In the war-torn 16th century, peace between France and Spain is secured when a French princess, Elisabeth de Val...
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Weekly Family Programs Every Sunday throughout the year, the Gallery offers unique activities geared towards children 12 & under and their families. Join the team of Art Agents as they bring the exhibitions to life. Then move on to The Making Place, to experiment with themes, processes and materials in a number of engaging art-making activities. Weekly Family Programs are free with Gall...
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Without Masks: Contemporary Afro-Cuban Art Audain Gallery, MOA This exhibition features over 80 Afro-Cuban artworks collected by Chris and Marina von Christierson. Curated by Cuban poet, art critic and curator Orlando Hernández, the exhibition was first shown at the Johannesburg Art Gallery. It explores the ties that link the histories and cultures of Cuba and Africa, and incl...
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